| Type: | suburb |
| Opalton | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -23.2474°N 142.771°W |
| Pop: | 59 |
| Postcode: | 4735 |
| Area: | 16932.3 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Lga: | Shire of Winton |
| Stategov: | Gregory |
| Fedgov: | Maranoa |
| Near-N: | Middleton |
| Near-Ne: | Corfield Winton |
| Near-E: | Longreach |
| Near-Se: | Longreach |
| Near-S: | Stonehenge |
| Near-Sw: | Diamantina Lakes |
| Near-W: | Middleton |
| Near-Nw: | Middleton |
Opalton is a rural locality in the Shire of Winton, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is known for the Opalton Opal Field, one of the largest and most extensively worked opal deposits in Queensland.[2] In the, Opalton had a population of 59 people.
There are two protected areas within the locality:
Apart from the protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.
In the, Opalton had a population of 64 people.
In the, Opalton had a population of 59 people.
Lark Quarry Conservation Park is at the end of Lark Quarry Access Road (-23.0154°N 142.411°W).[3] It has the world’s only known dinosaur stampede site.[4]
Scrammy Lookout is in Bladensburg National Park (-22.5554°N 143.1374°W).[5]
The Opalton Opal Field is popular with tourists as a place for fossicking.[2]